TONIGHT AND OVERNIGHT WHEN THE SEVERE THREAT OF A STORM MATERIALIZES. ? Carmen: BREAKING NEWS: ANOTHER GENERAL MOTORS RECALL INVOLVING IGNITION SWITCHES. Guy: AND THIS PUTS THE BIGGER CARMAKER IN HISTORIC TERRITORY, HAVING RECALLED 30 MILLION VEHICLES THIS YEAR ALONE AND WE'RE ONLY HALFWAY THROUGH. THIS LATEST RECALL INVOLVES 9 MILLION RECALLS. Carmen: ROD MELONI HAS THE LATEST ON THE BLOW TO GM'S QUALITY REPUTATION. ROD? Rod: THIS IS GENUINELY HISTORIC UNCHARTED TERRITORY. UNPRECEDENTED. GENERAL MOTORS WILL BE RECALLING VEHICLES WITH NAME PLATES THAT ARE OVER TEN YEARS OLD. THEY KILLED 'EM MANY YEARS AGO. AND THEN YOU HAVE CARS AS OLD AS 17 YEARS OLD BEING RECALLED. GM ADMITTING THE IGNITION SWITCH PROGRAMS FAR EXCEEDED SMALL SEDANS. IT'S A PROBLEM FOR 7.3 MILLION CARS IN THE U.S., AND MANY MORE IN CANADA AND MEXICO. HERE IS THE LIST. THE 1997-2005 MALIBU. THE 1998-2002 INTRIGUE. THE 1999-2004 ALERO. OLDSMOBILE IS AN OLD BRAND. AND THEN THE PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE 2005 IMPALA AND MONTE CARLO, THE PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. AND FINALLY THERE'S CADILLAC, THE 2003-2014 CADILLAC CTS ALONG WITH THE 2004-2006 CADILLAC SRX ARE ON THE RECALL LIST. THEY'RE NOT THE SAME SWITCHES IN THE SMALL SEDAN. GM DOESN'T WANT ANYTHING HANGING OFF OF THE KEY CHAIN HERE. SO THAT THEY WOULD WANT YOU TO GET RID OF THE FLASHLIGHT WITH THIS. THAT IS ONE OF THE THINGS THAT'S GOING ALONG WITH THIS. THERE ARE MANY MORE CARS BEING RECALLED. SO MANY, WE CAN'T TELL YOU IN THE TIME WE HAVE HERE. GO TO CLICKONDETROIT.COM FOR THAT. AND REMEMBER THAT ALL OF THIS GAME AS GENERAL MOTORS WAS ROLLING OUT OF THE COMPENSATION PLAN FOR THE ORIGINAL IGNITION SWITCH PROBLEMS. MORE AT 6:00. BACK TO YOU. Guy: IS THE PROBLEM IDENTICAL TO THOSE IN THE SMALLER SEDANS THAT STARTED ALL OF THIS? Rod: IN FUNCTION, YES, BECAUSE THE CARS ARE POPPING OUT FROM ON TO OFF. BUT IT IS NOT AN EQUIPMENT PROBLEM PER SE. IN OTHER WORDS, IN THE ORIGINAL SMALL SEDANS, THEY'LL BE CHANGING OUT ALMOST THE ENTIRETY OF THE IGNITION SWITCH IN THE STEERING COLUMN. IN THE OTHER CARS, THAT'S NOT THE CASE. IT'S NOT A HARDWARE PROBLEM, IT'S A MUCH, MUCH SMALLER PROBLEM AND MUCH EASIER TO FIX. Carmen: I DON'T KNOW IF THAT MAKES YOU FEEL ANY BETTER.

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General Motors is recalling millions of more vehicles for more ignition problems.

The automaker on Monday said it had six new safety recalls affecting 7.6 million vehicles in the U.S. from the 1997 to 2014 model years. Worldwide, the recalls include 8.4 million vehicles, bringing GM's 2014 recall total to 28 million vehicles.

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“We undertook what I believe is the most comprehensive safety review in the history of our company because nothing is more important than the safety of our customers,” said GM CEO Mary Barra. “Our customers deserve more than we delivered in these vehicles. That has hardened my resolve to set a new industry standard for vehicle safety, quality and excellence.”

Among these recalled vehicles, GM is aware of seven crashes, eight injuries and three fatalities. The fatal crashes occurred in older model full-size sedans being recalled for inadvertent ignition key rotation. There is no conclusive evidence that the defect condition caused those crashes.

"We have worked aggressively to identify and address the major outstanding issues that could impact the safety of our customers,” Barra said. “If any other issues come to our attention, we will act appropriately and without hesitation.”

GM expects to take a charge of up to approximately $1.2 billion in the second quarter for the cost of recall-related repairs announced in the quarter. This amount includes a previously disclosed $700 million charge for recalls already announced during the quarter.

Until the ignition recall repairs have been performed, it is very important that customers remove all items from their key ring, leaving only the vehicle key, and always use their seat belts. The key fob, if present, should also be removed from the key ring.

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